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北京科技大学远程与成人教育学院 大学英语（上）模拟卷3 I Reading Comprehension (30%) Passage 1 Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month. Most months have a national holiday that has been arranged on Monday. The holidays are celebrated on Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends, that is, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, in order to rest or travel or do things with their families. Major holidays in the Untied States include New Year’s Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day, when we remember the first settlers of the United States. In these holidays most businesses close and the workers stay at home and celebrate with their families. Vacation can be from 2 weeks a year to 4 weeks a year. This usually depends on how long you’ve been working for a company, what type of position you have, whether you have a very high and important position and whether you can find someone to replace you. In this case, you might take a few days at a time rather than take one month all at once. Usually the more time you spend working for a company, the more time you may get for a vacation. The government of the U.S makes it a rule for workers to have _____ weekends. A. 5-day B. 2-day C. 3-day D. 4-day Workers in the U.S. sometimes work from _____. A. Monday to Saturday B. Saturday to Monday C. Thursday to Friday D. Tuesday to Friday Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage? Only a few shops remain open on New Year’s Day. Most of the workers needn’t work on Christmas Day. In the United States, there’s only one holiday in a month. All the workers have a half-month vacation a year at least. The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that _____. he doesn’t want to take a long vacation he hasn’t a high position he plays an important role in his work he hasn’t been working for his company for a long time Which is the best title for this passage? Holidays in the United States Vacation in the U